As hundreds of teaching jobs in the Oklahoma City Public School district are on the chopping block, some parents are hoping to raise money to save the positions.

As hundreds of teaching jobs in the Oklahoma City Public School district are on the chopping block, some parents are hoping to raise money to save the positions.

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Updated: 6:28 PM CDT Apr 18, 2016

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WEBVTT THEY FIRST HAVE TO FIGURE OUT IF THEY CAN EVEN ACCEPT THESE FUNDS. AS MORE THAN 200 TEACHER JOBS ARE AT RISK OF BEING LOST NEXT SCHOOL YEAR, THE PTA'S FOR CLEVELAND, WILSON, AND NICHOLS HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS, HAVE ALL COME TO THE DISTRICT WITH THE IDEA TO RAISE MONEY TO FUND THESE TEACHING SALARIES. BUT MARK MYERS, MEDIA RELATIONS DIRECTOR OF OKLAHOMA CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS, SAYS IT'S NOT THAT SIMPLE. >> WE LOVE THAT WE HAVE COMMUNITY PARTNERS WHO WANT TO HELP OUT FINANCIALLY, BUT THERE IS AN ISSUE OF WHEN IT COMES TO TITLE ONE FEDERAL FUNDING. CRYSTAL: MYERS SAYS THE DISTRICT MUST SHOW THAT THERE IS EQUALITY WHEN IT COMES TO FUNDING TEACHING POSITIONS THROUGHOUT THE DISTRICT. HE SAYS SOME SCHOOL DISTRICTS ACROSS THE COUNTRY USE THE EQUITABLE FUNDING PROCESS, WHICH ALLOWS PTAS TO RAISE FUNDS FOR THEIR SCHOOL, YET A PERCENTAGE OF THAT FUNDING WOULD BE PUT INTO AN EQUITY FUND THAT WOULD GO TOWARD ALL OF THE SCHOOLS. BUT HE SAYS THE DISTRICT HAS TO DETERMINE IF THAT IS SOMETHING THAT COULD WORK HERE. >> IF THERE'S AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THAT TO HAPPEN, HOW CAN WE MAKE THAT HAPPEN, BECAUSE WE WANT THE COMMUNITY TO BE HAPPY WITH WHAT'S GOING ON IN THEIR NEIGHBORHOOD SCHOOLS. CRYSTAL: THE SCHOOL DISTRICT SAYS THEY'RE HOPING TO SEND A

PTA groups working to raise money to protect teachers from cuts

As hundreds of teaching jobs in the Oklahoma City Public School district are on the chopping block, some parents are hoping to raise money to save the positions.